Sina S. Safvati
Counsel
Areas of Focus
- Complex Commercial Litigation
- Class Actions
- Securities Enforcement & Litigation
- Investment Funds Litigation
- Supreme Court & Appellate
- Private Capital
- Handles a range of complex litigation matters in federal courts.
Sina has counseled clients in all stages of the dispute process, including appellate matters.
Sina served as a law clerk for the Honorable J. Clifford Wallace of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit and for the Honorable Cecilia M. Altonaga of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He also served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Stephen Wilson of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
Sina received his J.D. from UCLA School of Law, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif, served as an articles editor of the UCLA Law Review, and received the Jerry Pacht and Judith Roedelheimer Pacht Constitutional Law Award.
LanguagesFarsi
Spanish
Farsi
Spanish
EducationJ.D., University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, with honors, 2016
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, summa cum laude, 2012
J.D., University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, with honors, 2016
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, summa cum laude, 2012
ClerkshipsU.S.C.A., 9th Circuit
U.S.D.C., Southern District of Florida
U.S.C.A., 9th Circuit
U.S.D.C., Southern District of Florida
Bar AdmissionsCalifornia
California
- “Attorneys as Traders & Advisors: Recent Developments of Insider Trading Law,” Association of Corporate Counsel Southern California, In-House Counsel Conference, January 30, 2024.
- “The New Board Table Is a Standing Desk: Navigating Today’s Risks and Rewards Serving as a Board Member,” Association of Corporate Counsel Southern California, In-House Counsel Conference, January 25, 2023.
- “The Path to Clerkships and the Bench,” The Federalist Society, April 1, 2022.
